AI Assistant Loses Internet Connectivity with specific project is opened

[mbsanchez]

Description

The Cursor AI assistant becomes unable to connect to the internet when a specific project is opened in the workspace, even though no VPN is active and the project is not running.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Cursor IDE
2. Open the project
3. The AI assistant will lose internet connectivity

Expected Behavior

• AI assistant should maintain normal internet connectivity regardless of which project is open
• Assistant should be able to perform all normal functions (code analysis, file reading, etc.)

Actual Behavior

• AI assistant becomes unable to connect to the internet
• This happens only when this specific VPN project is open
• The issue occurs even when:
  • No VPN is active
  • The project is not running
  • Just viewing the project files
• When I close the project I can interact with the assistant without issues.

Environment

• OS: macOS (darwin 23.6.0)
• Cursor Version: 0.47.8
• Project Type: VPN GUI application (Qt-based)
• Project Structure: Contains multiple directories and various configuration files

Additional Notes

• The issue is specific to this project - other projects work normally
• The project is a VPN client application but the issue occurs even when no VPN functionality is active
• The problem affects only the AI assistant's connectivity, not the user's internet connection

Impact

• Severely limits the ability to use AI assistance with this project
• Makes it difficult to get help with code changes or debugging